What with the lot of us posting Skype feedback on the bugs we've been finding, one would think they surely will heed what we say and fix these things prior to the actual final release. At least, one would think so wouldn't one?
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!! Skype Name: barefootedray On Nov 6, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Did you provide feedback to skype about this in the form found under the > skype menu? I've been doing that for allthe bugs and stuff I've found. > > Take care. > On Nov 6, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> Also, further to conference calling and joining through the Skype interface. >> >> I dare say I know how to do this, however, it is very bug and does not work. >> >> It is one of those logical things that hit you on the head when you consider >> it. I'm sure you all know how Skype does everything by conversation views by >> now, and as such, everyone gets their own conversation. Well, this concept >> applies here as well. All you do is simply move to their conversation in the >> "Sources" table when they call you, then do Vo-Shift-M to bring up their >> menu. You will find a "Join call" option, which is supposed to bring them >> into the other current call that you have in progress. >> >> However, what it does is call the same function similar to answer, so it >> puts any calls on hold and picks it up instead. I'm sure this is a bug, as >> there would be no explanation for the label otherwise. >> >> Regards, >> Nic >> GoogleTalk: [email protected] >> Facebook >> Twitter >> Skype: Kvalme >> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >> Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 >> AIM: cincinster >> >> On Nov 6, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> You know, a thought occurred to me again. >>> >>> I know that if you are in a chat and want to add people, you hit >>> COmmand-Shift-A, find the person in the list of the new window, then hit >>> enter once. Then, if you hit enter again without moving anything, it >>> usually brings them into the call. I wonder if the same method works from a >>> call currently in progress. >>> >>> So, I went ahead and tried. It did add someone into the call, actually. >>> Now, what hapens though is that it will tell you that you created a >>> separate conference. Regardless, it seems to do what you want, so that >>> sounds a bit misleading to me. >>> >>> Also, you are told you hang up, when you actually don't. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> GoogleTalk: [email protected] >>> Facebook >>> Twitter >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>> Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 >>> AIM: cincinster >>> >>> On Nov 6, 2010, at 12:07 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> The /add method is good but iffy. If you don't know the exact user name of >>>> someone, you could end up having someone who's not even in your contact >>>> list participating in your convo. The thought is scary enough that i don't >>>> touch that function at all. >>>> With the "add people" button function, at least i know who end up in my >>>> convos. >>>> /Krister >>>> >>>> 5 nov 2010 kl. 23.50 skrev Sarah Alawami: >>>> >>>>> Actually what a friend of mine did was a manual add that is the /add >>>>> echo123 or /kick echo123 and that works but it is tedious. I don't knwo >>>>> why they broke things. I did mention them that in the feedback form they >>>>> have. >>>>> >>>>> Take care. >>>>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Doug Lee wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Anybody collecting this very useful assortment of "how to do this" >>>>>> tips we've been seeing over the last two days? I'm afraid I've not >>>>>> managed this very well so far, but I see a manual chapter, Wiki, or >>>>>> tutorial outline in the making... >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 09:49:49PM +0100, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>>>>> Nope, as i said in my earlier message, (if memory serves me right:-)), >>>>>> copying and pasting won't work, it only yealds a beep, however, i found >>>>>> a solution to the problem. >>>>>> When in a conference press the "add people" button or hit >>>>>> command+shift+a, this pops up an edit box. Type a name or parts of a >>>>>> name and wait a second or so. Voiceover will say "skype has new window". >>>>>> Ignore that, it's a list of available names matching your search, but >>>>>> you can't do anything with it. Now hit your down arrow once. Vo will >>>>>> beep and announce the partial name you just typed. I don't know why you >>>>>> have to do this, but at least in my case, if i didn't do it, it didn't >>>>>> work. Maybe it goes to the end of the partially typed word. Now, hit >>>>>> return and press the down arrow once. This won't give any feedback but >>>>>> it actually selects the name from the list i spoke of earlier. Now hit >>>>>> return and the person you wanted should be added. What we would need is >>>>>> for Voiceover to give feedback as we move in the list of available >>>>>> names, which it doesn't do at this current time. >>>>>> What would also be great is if we could add a caller that rings in to an >>>>>> existing conference, a thing i haven't seen in this version. >>>>>> Now i just wonder if the steps i outlined above can be applied during an >>>>>> actual call, anyone who knows? >>>>>> Hope this helps. >>>>>> /Krister >>>>>> 5 nov 2010 kl. 21.24 skrev Sarah Alawami: >>>>>> >>>>>>> If it is a table then and hitting enter causes the text he sees to go >>>>>>> away then maybe copying that row could be a work around. I recommend >>>>>>> leaving skype feedback with the form in the menus. and leave your email >>>>>>> address so they could respond if they want to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> S >>>>>>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 12:50 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What text, exactly? You do realize that it is a table that pops up, >>>>>>>> right? if we're talking about conferencing, anyway. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Nic >>>>>>>> GoogleTalk: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Facebook >>>>>>>> Twitter >>>>>>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>>>>>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 >>>>>>>> AIM: cincinster >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 8:22 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Try coppying the text to the clip board then gogn back to the edit >>>>>>>>> box and pasting. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Good luck. >>>>>>>>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 4:59 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ok, i have made some progress with adding people to skype >>>>>>>>>> conferences. >>>>>>>>>> As mentioned before, there are 2 methods of doing it. I'll begin by >>>>>>>>>> describing the way that works: >>>>>>>>>> In the chat box type the following, without quotes: "/add username", >>>>>>>>>> where username is changed to the persons skype name whom you'd like >>>>>>>>>> to add. Be very, very careful with this version of the adding >>>>>>>>>> though, because it can, as it looks, add anyone from anywhere >>>>>>>>>> regardless if they're in your contacts list or not. I don't know if >>>>>>>>>> it actually tries to place a call to the person in question, but i >>>>>>>>>> don't doubt that it actually does. >>>>>>>>>> Second method: >>>>>>>>>> Press the "add people" button or hit cmd+shift+a. You will be kicked >>>>>>>>>> into an edit box. Type a partial name and wait for one second aprox. >>>>>>>>>> Vo will announce "Skype has new window". With the window chooser, >>>>>>>>>> find a window named "new". Here you'll find a list of the usernames >>>>>>>>>> Skype has found coresponding to your search. Find the username you >>>>>>>>>> want to add and ... what? what do you do then? >>>>>>>>>> Pressing return only makes the text go away. Pressing escape cancels >>>>>>>>>> the menu as would be expected, trying to copy the text yealds a beep >>>>>>>>>> and nothing happens, right clicking does nothing, pressing >>>>>>>>>> vo+shift+space bar achieves nothing, routing the mouse cursor to the >>>>>>>>>> menu text and clicking (vo+shift+space) only leaves the text in the >>>>>>>>>> menu visible and then nothing happens, hitting the return key, which >>>>>>>>>> would be the logical thing to do, causes the text to disappear and >>>>>>>>>> that's all, no people added, nada, nothing, nichts. >>>>>>>>>> I don't know anything more to try now, i'm out of ideas. The only >>>>>>>>>> thing i can think about is dragging and droping, but leaving the >>>>>>>>>> menu window and going to the skype window makes the edit box for >>>>>>>>>> adding people go away and so there's nowhere to drop what i've begun >>>>>>>>>> dragging. >>>>>>>>>> This is way beyond my little understanding. >>>>>>>>>> /Krister >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org >>>>>> SSB BART Group [email protected] >>>>>> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com >>>>>> In laughter, love is found; but in tears, it is forged. 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